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Table 2 Summary of in vitro anti-bacterial activity of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, mefloquine, and azithromycin.

From: Anti-bacterial activity of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: comparative in vitro study of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, mefloquine, and azithromycin

 

Sulphadoxine/Pyrimethamine

Mefloquine

Azithromycin

S. aureus

+

-

+

S. agalactiae

~

-

+

S. pneumoniae

+

+

+

E. faecalis

~

-

~/-

N. gonorrhoeae

-

-

+

E. coli

-

-

~

  1. - Insufficient in vitro activity; ~ intermediate in vitro activity; + good in vitro activity